Personal hygiene cabinet



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Faiented Get. 19, 1933 x PERSONAL HYGIENE CABINET Hugh McLaughlin,Cleveland, Ohio Application July 7, 1930, Serial No. 465,862

' Renewed June 5, 1933 This invention relates to personal hygiene Fig. 8is an elevation of a closure member for cabinets and especially to suchcabinets which the recess which conceals the personal hygiene areadapted. to be used in conjunction with the accessories when not in use.usual bathroom cabinet and wherein the per- Fig. 9 is a horizontalsection through the serial hygiene accessories will be hidden fromclosure member and is indicated by the lines 8g view when the'bathroomcabinet is open, whereby 99 on Fig. 8. the douche bag or its equivalenttogether with Referring again to the drawings, 10 indicates the hose,nozzle, etc; will be concealed from the usual bathroom cabinet which isset into the View, thereby 'minimizing possible embarrasswall 11 and issecured thereto in'any suitable 10 ment. manner. The cabinet preferablycomprises Heretofore the hygiene accessories have sheet metal sides'l iand 15, top and bottom been placedwithin cabinets, however the cabiwalls16' and 1'? all of which are conveniently nets themselves are ofteninopportunely opened, made integral with a sheet metal back 18. The

hence one of the objects of this invention is to metal parts of thecabinet are secured to a provide a personal hygiene cabinet which willsuitable frame 20 which projects outwardly a 70 to all appearancescomprise the usual bathroom short distance from the wall. The frame '20cabinet and wherein the personal hygiene acis provided with a door 21which may, if decessories will be concealed from View at all timessired, embody a mirror 22: lhe sides 14 and except when in actual use.15 of the cabinet -are provided" with suitable 20 Another object isto'provide a personal hygiene channels or guides 25, which asshown inFigs. 75 cabinet which may be readily manufactured and 1 and 2, maysupport glass or porcelain shelves easily installed,and'whereinthefhygiene acces.-" 26. The metal parts of the cabinet areprefersories, maybe readily" removed to "facilitate ably enameledthereby presenting a pleasing sterilization. f appearance.

25 'A"'f ur ther object is to provide a personal The cabinet heretoforedescribed is, in general, SO

' hygiene'c'a bin et'in'connectioh with a" bathroom the type usuallyfound in bathrooms and While cabinet which is providedwvith acombination I have described it' as being manufactured of hot, and coldwaterfauoet, wherein thehygiene sheet metal I contemplate making it ofwood accessories are ordinarily hidden'frofmview'when or other material.

the bathroom cabinet open butwhereinthe The personal hygiene accessoriesare. when S5 hygiene receptacle may be supplied with'water'of not inuse. concealed from view in a special the proper temperature withoutremoving the compartment or smaller cabinet 30 to which sameffrom" thebathroom cabinet. access'is had from the interior of the cabinet 10.other 'featuresof my invention W111 be eX- To this end the side wall 15is provided with plained by reference to'theaccompanyingdraw an opening31, of such size and shape'as to 90 in'gs showinga preferred embodimentthereof readily permit the passage of the hygiene reand in whichceptacle 49 and its accessories, from one cabi- Figil is a frontelevation-01" a combined bathnet to the other. Thecabinet 30 liesadjacent room and personal hygiene "cabinet and illusone side of themain cabinet and, as illustrated 40 trjate's a preferred'form of myinventioni' in Figs. 6 and 7, is set back some distancefrom 95 Fig. 2 isa front elevation, similar to Fig. 1 the face of the wall 11 therebyconcealing the but illustrating the cabinet door in an open cabinet 30from View. The receptacle 40. is position, certain of the parts beingbroken away wholly detachable from'the cabinet 10, when it to show theinternal construction." is desired for use outside the latter. and isFig. 3 is anelevation similar toFigs. 1 and 2, therefore 'made portable.1G0

illustrating 'thepersonal'h'ygiene receptacle in 'Thecabinet' 3ipreferably comprises rear and position for use. v front walls 33and'3'4, top and bottom walls 35 Fig. 4 is a horizontal section and isindicated and 36 and one si'deor end wall 37, the opposite by the lines44 on Fig. 2. side wall being thejclosure'plate' i5 whichcloses 50. Fig.5 is a vertical section and is indicated by the opening in the sidewall15 of. the cabinet the lines 55 on Fig. 2. 1O. As illustrated,l'haveshown these walls as Figsffi and 'l are horizontal sections takenin beingconneeted orjoined together 'andas a part substantially the sameplane showing the parts of the walls of the main cabinetiofi The cab-'in difierent'positions and are indicated by the inet 30 isor such size"as to comfortablyhouse linesf6 6 and 7-7 1; Figs. 2 and 3'respectively.a'hygiene receptacle; 40, into which, when cabinet 30 into the maincabinet 10.

in use, are placed the hose, nozzle and other accessories. To facilitatethe sliding of the hygiene receptacle from one cabinet to the other, thebottom wall 36 of the cabinet so is preferably an extension of thebottom wall 1'? of the cabinet 10.

The closure plate 45 which normally closes the opening 31 in th sidewall. 15 of the cabinet 10 is made in such a manner as to simulate theother side 14 of the cabinet and thereby escape detection. To this endthe closure plate 45 is made of the same material as the wall 15 of thecabinet 10, which in the embodiment shown is enameled sheet metal. Theclosure plate 45 normally rests in a recess in the bottom wall of thecabinet and abuts a suitable offset 46 in the side wall 15 of thecabinet 10. A hard? which projects beyond the edges of the plate asshown at 48 in Figs. 8 and :3 coacts with suitable notches 49 in thefront and rear walls 33 and 34 of the cabinet 30 and acts to retain theplate in its closed position.

It is desirable, that the handle or operating means for the bar 47, beconcealed or positioned in such a manner as will not attract attentionthereto. To this end the bar is rigidly secured to a pin 50 which passesthrough and is rotatably mounted in the plate 45. To. the pin 50 on theother side of the plate 45 (the inside surface with reference to thecabinet 10) is secured a channel or guide member 25a which to allappearances is the same as the other guide members 25 but which, whenrotated as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 8 will remove the bar 47from its notches 49 thereby permitting the closure plate 45 to e swungoutwardly as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. A suitable pin 51(Fig. 8) prevents the swinging of the guide when the plate is in itsclosed position, to the end, that this guide may be used to support ashelf as do the other guides.

The personal hygiene receptacle 40, which is ordinarily housed in thecabinet 30, may be of glass, enamelware or any other similar substancewhich is adapted to retain a cleansing liquid. The receptacle comprisesfour side walls 55 and has a sloping bottom 55 having an opening 5? atthe lower most point to permit the drainage of the contents of thereceptacle by gravity. The top of the receptacle is entirely open. Theopening 5'7 is provided with the usual male and female coupling memberswhich terminate in a suitable nipple 58, to which a hose or tube may beconveniently attached. Suitable legs 59 raise the bottom of thereceptacle from the base of the cabinet to facilitate the attachment ofthe hose to the nipple. The receptacle 40 will be of such size as to beconveniently placed within its cabinet 30, where it will be concealedfrom View even though "the door 21 of the cabinet 10 should be opened.

It is desirable that means be provided whereby the receptacle may befilled with water and a detergent added without. necessitating theremoval of the receptacle from the cabinet 10. To this end, hot and coldwater lines and 71 are led through the wall to within the cabinet 10adjacent the rearmost portion thereof. Within the cabinet the waterlines terminate in a combination faucet 73 which is controlled bysuitable valves 74., the faucet 73 terminating in a laterally extendingarm or nozzle portion 76, pivoted at '77 and which rises slightly abovethe receptacle 40, when the latter has been withdrawn from its Hence itis only necessary to remove the shelf 26 from the guide, then remove theclosure member 45 and slide the receptacle 40 from the cabinet 30, whereit is shown in Fig. 2, into the cabinet 10, and to a position below thenozzle 76. The receptacle may then be filled with water, of thetemperature desired, without danger of spilling the liquid by anymovement of the receptacle.-

To prevent the collecting of water within the cabinet due to the seepageof water from the nozzle, I provide the cabinet with a drain which isconnected by suitable piping 81 to the drainage system of the building.As shown this drain comprises a funnel shaped member 83 located withinthe cabinet 10 slightly lower than the nozzle 76. After the receptaclehas been filled the nozzle may be swung on its pivot to a position wherethe opening 86 of the nozzle overlies the drain. While I have shown thisdrain as being located in the rear wall of the cabinet I contemplatelocating the same in the base of the cabinet, in which case the bottomwall of the cabinet will be sloped towards the drain. The receptacle 40may be retained in either cabinet 10 or 30, or may be removed forfilling at either convenient faucet.

If therefore, it is desired to use water with my device, of a certaintemperature, the latter may be readily regulated by the Valve 74, tosupply the faucet 73 thence through joint connection 77 to the nozzle75. The closure 45 may be readily opened, after the shelf 26* isremoved, as see Fig. 2, the receptacle 4:0 moved out into the maincabinet chamber, as shown in Figs.

3 and 7, and a suitable tubing 60 attached to the nipple 58 as in Figs.3 and 7.

The inclined bottom 56 of the receptacle L0 is directed towards theopening 57 and nipple 58, so that the drainage of the receptacle will bequite perfect. be directed over the receptacle 40 or when desired it maybe turned into the position over the drain 80 which is connected to theplumbing of the building. When no longer used,,the tube 60 may be storedin the receptacle and the latter insorted in the small cabinet chamber30, the 010- sure 45' mounted in position, and the shelf 26 replaced.The cabinet 30 is wholly outside the outline of the main cabinet 10, sothat it is concealed in the wall cavity, whether the door is opened orclosed.

From. the foregoing description it is apparent that I have provided apersonal hygiene cabinet of such a construction that it may be used inconjunction with the usual bathroom cabinet and wherein the personalhygiene accessories will be concealed from View even though the, maincabinet door should be opened, and I have accomplished this With astructure which can be readily manufactured and installed at a minimumof cos Having set forth the principles of my invention, and describedand illustrated an embodiment thereof for practical use, what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In a Wall cabinet of the class described hav ing one of its sidewalls provided with an opening therein, spaced shelves within saidcabinet, a water faucet within said'cabinet, a laterally offset cabinetin communication with the interior of the main cabinet through saidopening, a liquid receptacle normally positioned within said offsetcabinet but movable through said opening into the main cabinetand'having a bottom wall inclined toward one end thereof The swingingnozzle 76 may then Mil and an opening and attachment nipple at the lowerend of said bottom wall, a drain in the main cabinet, and a nozzlemounted on a vertical pivot upon said faucet whereby it may be swungselectively over the receptacle or over the drain.

2. A cabinet of the class described having side walls one of which hasan opening therein, a laterally offset but smaller cabinet communicatingwith the main cabinet through said opening, a hygiene receptacle havingan inclined bottom wall one end of which has an opening and attachmentnipple, the said receptacle being movable through said opening from onecabinet to the other, shelves within the main cabinet, a closure memberfitting said opening to separate the two cabinets, and means including asupport for one of the shelves for locking the closure member in aclosed position.

3. In a cabinet of the class described having one of its side walls,provided with an openingtop and bottom walls, a rear wall, a hinged dooradapted to close the main cabinet spaced, shelves within the cabinet, 2.water faucet within the cabinet, a second laterally ofiset inner oabinetin communication with the interior of the first cabinet, and adapted toretain therein a hygiene receptacle, so that the latter may be slid fromone cabinet to the other, a drain in the first named cabinet and apivoted nozzle for the faucet whereby it may be swung from a positionabove the receptacle to a position above the drain, when the receptacleis in the main cabinet.

l. A personal hygiene cabinet of the class described havin side wallsone of which has an opening therein, a smaller cabinet associated withthe first named cabinet in a laterally offset position and communicatingwith it through an opening of a size approximately that of the smallercabinet a door adapted to close the first named cabinet, a closuremember adapted to close the said opening between the two cabinetswherein the second cabinet is concealed from View when the first cabinetis opened, a water faucet having pipe connections with hot and coldwater supply through the lower wall of the main cabinet, a horizontalnozzle mounted on a vertical pivot on said faucet whereby it may beswung to a position on either side of the faucet, a liquid receptaclewithin the second cabinet adapted to retain personal hygiene accessorieswhen not in use, and movable through said opening from one cabinet tothe other, and provided with a nipple on bottom wall, communicating withits inner chamber and adapted to receive thereon certain hoseaccessories, when the receptacle is beneath said nozzle.

5. A personal hygiene cabinet of the class described having upper andlower and side walls one of which has an opening therein, a liquidreceptacle having an unobstructed upper opening and an inclined bottomwall provided with a nipple at the lower end thereof, an inner cabinetpositioned laterally of the main cabinet and communicating with thelatter through said opening, and the said receptacle being freelymovable through said opening from one cabinet to the other, a waterfaucet having connections with hot and cold water supply sources througha bottom wall of the cabinet, a vertical drain pipe spaced from saidfaucet, a pivoted nozzle forming selective connections between thefaucet and the drain or receptacle when the latter is in the maincabinet and a closure member fitting said opening to separate the twocabinets when the inner cabinet has the receptacle stored therein.

- HUGH I. MCLAUGl-ILIN.

